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Last week, Justin Thomas was not selected as a captain's pick for the U.S. President's Cup team, despite having a 17-7-4 career record in Presidents and Ryder Cup matches. Of the 675 respondents to The First Call | Extra poll question "Should Justin Thomas have been a U.S. Presidents Cup team captain's pick?", 73% chose "No."
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> Rosie Jones is leaving a new mark on women's golf | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Every era in golf seems to have its share of showmen — for example, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lee Trevino, John Daly, Miguel Angel Jimenez — but who are this generation's?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
Southworth: Unveils plans for a significant resort expansion to The Village at Machrihanish Dunes in Argyll, Scotland, and is actively vetting hospitality investors and operators regarding potential partnerships. The resort features Machrihanish Dunes, a David McLay Kidd-designed links course, and the expansion project will add a seaside links course adjacent to the existing course. Along with the new course, other plans call for an expansive golf training facility and practice facility, 73 additional hotel rooms and 50 golf cottages.
Presidents Cup: U.S. Team Captain Jim Furyk announces Brandt Snedeker as his fourth captain’s assistant for the 2024 Presidents Cup. Snedeker will join fellow assistants Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner when the Presidents Cup returns to The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Sept. 24-29. Keegan Bradley, who was previously named as a captain’s assistant in August, was one of Furyk’s six captain’s picks to round out his 12-player U.S. Team.
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"I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators."
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The 13-time LPGA winner and former U.S. Solheim Cup captain (pictured above, right), has become the face of a Women's South Carolina Golf Association initiative and enlisted the help of some notable longtime friends
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LPGA Tour / Ladies European Tour: Solheim Cup
Site: Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia.
Television [ET]: Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 8:45 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon to 3 p.m. (NBC).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour: Procore Championship
Site: Silverado Resort (North), Napa, California.
Television [ET]: Today, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday-Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour: Amgen Irish Open
Site: Royal County Down, Newcastle, Northern Ireland.
Television [ET]: Today, 3:30-6:30 a.m., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 6:30-8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel, tape delay).
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Chicago
Site: Bolingbrook Golf Club, Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Television [ET]: Friday, 1-6 p.m. (CW app); Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (The CW Network).
PGA Tour Champions: Sanford International
Site: Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Television [ET]: Friday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 10 p.m. to midnight (Golf Channel-tape delay).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open
Site: Vanderbilt Legends Club (North), Franklin, Tennessee.
Television [ET]: Today, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 3-4 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Industry legend Barney Adams looks forward
Adams Golf founder, former executive remains an innovative thinker about equipment and the state of the game, which he discusses with co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Talking Lydia Ko: Olympic gold, LPGA Hall of Fame
Longtime golf writer Ron Sirak joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the 27-year-old New Zealander's recent double accomplishment at the 2024 Paris Olympics
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SEPTEMBER
30-October 2: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Hilton Head Island, S.C. | Info
NOVEMBER
3-6: International Association of Golf Administrators, Monterey, California | Info
JANUARY
21-24: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
FEBRUARY
3-6: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, California | Info
5-9: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Tampa, Florida | Info
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